Deadline: January 15, 2026
I’m pleased to share that applications are now open for the M.A. in Slavic & Eurasian Studiesat Duke University. We would be grateful if you could share this opportunity with your students!
The program provides rigorous training in the languages, literatures, and cultures of Eastern Europe and Eurasia, equipping students with interdisciplinary perspectives from history, art, political science, and economics. It combines strong language preparation with the development of critical research and analytical skills applicable across a range of disciplines and career paths.
Students engage deeply with canonical and contemporary literary and cultural works, exploring themes such as memory and identity, world systems and empire, exile and belonging. Department faculty bring expertise in Russian literature and culture, intellectual history, autobiographical writing and life narratives, Islam and modernity, trauma and memory studies, peasant studies, gender and feminist studies, second language acquisition and multilingualism, semiotics, and cognition.
While Russian language and culture form the program’s core, students are encouraged to examine broader Eastern European and Eurasian contexts. The department maintains strong collaborative ties with other Duke departments, including Art History, Cultural Anthropology, Economics, History, Linguistics, Literature, and the Sanford School of Public Policy, as well as with programs and departments at UNC–Chapel Hill. These partnerships allow students to design individualized interdisciplinary study plans, engage in broader scholarly conversations, and build expertise across the humanities and social sciences.
Application Deadline: January 15 (for Fall 2026 admission)
To learn more and apply, please visit:
https://gradschool.duke.edu/academics/programs-degrees/slavic-and-eurasian-studies/ https://slaviceurasian.duke.edu/graduate/ma-program-slavic-eurasian-studies
For questions regarding the MA program, please contact Mustafa Tuna, Director of Graduate Studies, mustafa.tuna@duke.edu or Liubov Kartashova, Assistant to the Director of Graduate Studies, liubov.kartashova@duke.edu